Oneonta, NY - Scoreless in 13 man-up chances, the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team was foiled in double overtime while playing down a man due to a late penalty, as Oneonta State scored with six seconds remaining with an extra attacker to gain a 9-8 non-league victory.
The Golden Knights open the season with a loss and will look to get on the winning track starting on Wednesday when the team hosts Brockport State at Hantz Turf Field.
The two teams started even in shots in the first quarter, but Oneonta State out hustled the Knights with a 14-7 edge in groundballs, helping for better offensive chances and providing a 3-0 lead at the conclusion of the first 15 minutes. Clarkson, however, roared back with four unanswered goals, including a score from junior Mike Simmons (Clinton, CT) with only 15 seconds remaining, in the second quarter to take a one-goal halftime lead.
In the final two quarters, the two teams jostled back and forth for command, but neither could gain more than a single goal lead, and when sophomore Matt Cyr (Cheshire, CT) scored with 1:12 left in the fourth quarter, the game was pushed to extra time.
It wasn't until the second overtime frame that one of the squads finally came out on top. Kris Wodiska scored his team-high fourth goal for the Red Dragons with 2:29 to go in the second extra frame to give Oneonta the win.
Eric Gollands (Chelmsford, MA) led Clarkson with three scores, while Simmons added two goals. Matt McCabe (Syracuse, NY) recorded a goal and an assist, and Cyr and Kane Henderson (West Linn, OR) each scored once. Matt Davidson (Hilton, NY), Pat Kilday (Westford, MA), and Bryan Huff (Hillsborough, NJ) each earned an assist in the contest. Kyle Hohmann (Rochester, NY) made 15 saves for Clarkson.
Wodiska scored four goals and added an assist to lead Oneonta, and five other players recorded one goal for the Red Dragons. Sean Reynolds stopped 23 shots for Oneonta.
Clarkson was scoreless in 13 man-up chances, a stretch of 8:48 in the game. Oneonta went 2-for-6 in its extra-player opportunities. Clarkson owned a 47-40 edge in shots, but the two teams were knotted up with 40 groundballs each.
